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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
DUCK CREEK
Partially Destroyed by Fire This
Morning.

Information comes to tho HERALD
that the town of Duck Creek was Wis
tied thi: morning at o'clock by de-
structive connagration. The origin
of the fire is not learned at this writ
ing, but the little village was aroused
from its morning nap as it never had
been by the fearful cry of "tirc, fire."
The entire business portion of the
town on the west, side, except the
building occupied by j. T. Weaver &
Co., was destroyed. The following is
the list of the firms burned out, with
loss and insurance.:
Robinson. brown 81 Co, three
buildings valued ut $500; stock OF
merchandise, $4,000; insured for $4,000.
Mowshaw. Thorpe ~ Co; building,
$500; stock of hardware, $4,000; no in
surance. j. b. Bryan; three buildings,
$500; stock of drugs, $4,000; no in
surance. Harper Il Watson; grocery
stock, 5000; no insurance. S. w. Rel
sin, jeweler; fixtures and tools, S75:
no insurance.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
State Capital Notes.

AUSTIN, Jan. 7.-Thc State Land
Board now never meets. but its busi-
ness is transacted by the secretary in
accordance with the constitution and
the laws of the State, and the laws,
rules and regulations of the board
Purchases of school land keep up sur
prisingly.
The Greer county claimants have
published an elaborate mcmoria, to
the Legislature, embodying all their
equities and grievances.
The governor has approved the con-
tract of Harmon IL SOmm'rs, OF Wise
county. for transportation Of peniien-
tiary conyicls
Among the latest arrivals Of mem
bcrs of the legislature are Senator
Mcdonald, Of Paris, warm supporter
of Maxcy, and Representatives Heath,
of Rockwall, and Garwood, Of Bas
trop.
Capt. Steele. Maj. Wccmcs and Billy
Cleveland, of Houston, committee of
Terry rangers to see about special
rates for the reunion here on the Goth.
write that they have secured the rate
of 3 cents coming and / cent return
ing. .....
The action of the cnterprising peo-
pic of Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston
and San Antonio in seeking the loca-
ton of the beef slaughtering cstab-
shmcnt for the benefit of Texas cat
tlemen is very encouraging to the local
stockmen, of whom there are some of
the wealthiest in the State resident
here. The stockmen regard the exhi-
,ition of the enterprise as to some ex'
tent prompted by consideration for
the depressed stock interests by fell
low citizens in other lines OF business,
but one of the shrewdcst of them said
to n reporter yesterday that it is the
biggest and most promising enterprise
that has been set on toot in Texas in n
generation, railroad projects not cx-
cepted.
The Farmers Alliance of Texas,
claiming a membership of 100000, have
their chief political leader under or
ders to come here and stay until the
legislature has elected a United States
Senator who can be relied OH to pro-
mote the farmers interests in congress.
The chief has letter from the presi-
dent of the National Farmers Alliance
Congress, urging him to go to WASH
ington Cit,, aud hold up Reagan's
hands in is struggle for his interstate
commerce bill. The chief thinks prob
ably Rcagan's hands will be here and
need holding up IN another furious
contest.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
What Texas win Get.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE follow
ing are the appropriations for Texas
in The rivers and harbors bills: Gal
weston harbor $4,000, Pass Cayallo
$4,000, Sabine Pass $l25,OOO, Brazos
Santiago $4,000, Arkansas Pass $4,000,
Buffalo Bayou $4,000, mouth OF
Brazos River S25OO0 Mr.. Stewart
expresses himself as satisfied with the
recognition of his State by the COM
mittee.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
Raising the Bonus.

GAINESVILLE Jan. THE Santa
Fe officials granted the extension of
time till tomorrow to enable the citi-
zcns to raise the required amount
About 5000 remains uncollected.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-07
EVERY MAN IN DALLAS

buy hundred mail friends in the East
and North and real estate could prohtsby
several hundred each HAND YOUR ORDERS IN GOOD TIME
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
NEW NATIONAL LIBRARY.
Slowly the Deep Foundations Are
Being Built.
An Institution Which WIN lie the Glory
of the Country and n building Which
VIII Glolify Beautiful Washington.

WASHINGTON, July Librarian Spof.
lord, who usually makes his home on tho
New England coast about this time of the
year, is still here Dirt is ilying,old walls
coming down, mortar mixing, stone pilng
up, and other evidences of a great enter.
prise are making their appearance in the
square Just opposite tho Capitol. II is the
site Tor The new public library, and Mr.,
Spoford's stay in Washington most of tho
summer will be Tor the purpose of giving
MS personal attention TO this great enter
PRISE, the contemplation OF which has been
part OF his very existence for years. Tho
building is to be something enormous, As
Is shown by the tremendous excavation
being now made. There are 1900 cubic
yards to be eXcavated. The building is TO
hold about lOW,0W square feet of area,
ana Wi! have about q 600 more square
1eet than the area covered by the State,
War and Navy Departments. The reading
room VIII be four feet larger in diameter
than the rotunda Of the Capitol The CON
crete foundations are to 90 in this fall, set
Tie during the winter, aud work will begin
on the building ucXt spring Congress VIII
appropriate as the work goes on. The
present designs will accommodate 2,5DU,-
WU volumes, but WaCncycr the time
comes tfat more space is needed,
the adjoining corridors, where at pres.
ent the copyright pjcturos plans,
etc, WIl be rung, can be used for the
spread OF the library proper until, if nee
cSsary, several centuries or 5000 0O0 vol
umes can be placed between the walls.
This building will do for generations of
our national life, j. l.. Smithmeycr, the
architect, is dividing his time between
Washington and the scashOre, keeping an
eye on the works. it slowly goes on. Mr..
Smlthmcycr halls from indiana, but has
long made Washington bis home For ff-
teen years THIS great library at the Cap.
ital has been his architectural dream.
How many plans he has submitted during
the ups and downs Of the effort TO get Il
starter ont Of Congress would be difcult
to say. He has personally inspected aud
studied every library structure OF COnsc-
quence In the world, and his professional
ambition VIII br satisfied when lie sees
this finished monument Of his genius.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
FRIGHTFUL FLOODS.
Unprecedented Rainfalls Swell New
England Streams.
Railroads, Bridges, Dams, Mills, House,
and Crops Damaged.

Boston, July 2i,-Reports continue to be
received of great floods throughout New
England, occasoned by incessant rains
during forty-eight hours. Nearly eight
inches of rain have fallen, and streams
everywhere are out Of bank. Immense
damage has been sustained.
MANCHESTER n. H., July 2i-The heav-
lest storm in this locality in many years
has been in progress since Thursday, and
rain is still falling. Streets and culvcrts
have been washed out. The Merrmac
river is a torrent, and it is feared that
mills will not be able to start tomorrow
unless the rain ceases.
GREENFIELD, Mass, July 2i,-Trains are
nearly all suspended on the Fitchburg
road owing to wash-outs. The passen-
gers by the st. Louis express from the
West, which was detained at Millcr's
Falls all day, are now here at the hotel.
1t will take till Monday afternoon to build
the trcstles to take the place of the en-
bankmcnt which was washed out, and 1t
Dankment
LAKE PLEASANT, MASS, July 4-lhe
most severe rain known in tins vicinity
prevailed last night. All the mountain
streams are swollen and their roaring can
be heard for miles. No trains have passed
here to-day, There is washout twenty
feet deep on the Fitchburg road, near
Erving, The Connecticut river is very
high. Highways are badly damaged, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30

NELsoNvlLE o., July ~ Mrs. Hattie
Seymour, an aged lady residing in Harri-
son Township, Ninton County, just over
the Athens County line, was horribly
murdered last night. She was a Govern
ment pensioucr, and had recently received
qe:ts a sum Of money, and it is supposed
that the object of the murder was to oh
tain this cash. She was found lying on
the floor in her house last night in pool
of blood with bullet in her brain and a
knife stab in her stomach, dead, There is
no clew.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
IMPORTED CONTRACT LABOR.
AQuestion of the Interpretation of the Law
Forbidding 1t.

New York, July % Rather an interest.
ing case, affecting the Interpretation Of
the act forbidding the importation of con-
tract labor, came before Judge Lacomb be
to-day. One of the clauses OF the act ex-
empts domestic servants from the general
prohibition. William a, Sudduth, law
yer OF Flemingsburg, Ky, has started a
fancy dairy farm. He couldn't get a man
ager Tor il IA this country quite to his lik.
Ing, so he asked a friend of his in Scot
land to engage competent man there and
ship him out here at Mr.. Sudduth's
expense. The friend selected Michael
Cummings, a young man OF twenty-thrce,
TO take charge Of the dairy, and with his
wife and child he embarked for this coun-
try. On his arrival here the Collector Of
the Port ordered Mr.. Cummings deten-
ton on the ground that he came under the
act relating TO contract labor, Subse-
| quently the steamship company was
instructed to ship the family back
on the vessel which brought them
out, and which sails tomorrow. The
| agents referred the matter to their couu.
sci, Mr.. Putnam. He promptly applied to
Judge Lacombe for writ Of habeas cor
pus on Cummings behalf, claiming that the
terms of the latter's engagement brough,
him within the exception in favor of do
nestle servants. Argument was heard
this afternoon and the judge refused tC
| give a snap decision, as the Interpretation
of this clause has never yet been adjudl
Gated upon. He directed, however, tha
Cummings should not be sent back for the
present, but should be kept in the custody
of the Commissioners of Emigration, The
writ of habeas corpus was made finally
rcturnable on August 4, and meanwhile
the Judge will study out the meaning 0
the disputed clause.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
THE LEPER COLONY.
The Most Pitiable and Touching Sight In
the Hawaiian Kingdom.

,,, u,,,,;i.n Kinrdom
T,,o,;nr ot NoIolgi we were
oe,,rJod m oxcollout opportunitv for
;nsnoctino thc lcncr colony established
,horo N,nv Of these unfortunatcs
u.oro found 70 ho in thc last STAGES Of
,ho disease The sioht Of these poor
a,.oot,ros wonld serve 70 excite the
,n,;,si,,, of only tho most morbid
natnro Thoir chccrfulncss, even when
,onInrod inc,n,hle of locomotion bv
tha royoaes Of the disease is somewhat
,om,rl,ble while their number in
clnJes many Europeans, the Chinese
Lain, l,. Car in oxcoss of all nations.
Tha 5;scoso ;s said to he rather consti-
,ntionol in character than result of
ontonoous inoculotion, as might be
.'',,,,,oo,,s,,, spnnosod Science how
o,.an hoe NOT bron onoblcd to do much
toward relieving the sutlcrings of these
,,,a, noo,lo altbouoh their wants ap-
proorod 70 bo generously provided for
ihna,nh tho ,ihorolitv Of tbc Govern
rnant and that Of FOREIGN residents.
Tho disease is contagions, while the
ranoloss misery of many of IFS victims
in uaw,ii wonld Justly excite the pity
of any beholder. One feature Of the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

A Decatur man bitches up a goat
and makes him run q lawn mower.
This is putting butter to new use.
INLAY help you to alight?" said a
young man to Il young lady about to
leave her carriage. mo, thanks"
said she, Il don smoke.
The editor and our wife have been
sick for several days, hence a dearth of
local news this week. We promise to
do better in the future. - Walnut (Id.)
Bureau.
-Briareus was the only mytholog-
ical character who could be perfectly
happy while driving out with his girl.
He had one hundred hands. .-Burling-
ton Free Press.
Society newsin Arkansas is trihe
vague this season. The White River
Journal says: "Mr. May, whose front
name we do not now rccollect, has had
his head shaved with the clippers" d"
IL love you, he protested, "better
than my life. | would die for you if
necessary" 80, nonsense" replied
the practical girl "Swear to me that
you will get up and make the fires, and
I'll consider your proposition"
-"I don't really understand how::a
small boy can eat so much watermelon"
said Mrs. Dee to her husband. "Oh,
they don't eat as much as you think
they do; about half of it runs down
heir chins and on to the table,"
oaned Mr. Dee. - Golden Days.
A Seaside Episode
| A summer day,
| charming bay,
youth and maid sail on IL.
| A word, q sigh,
A sweet reply,
Two heads beneath one bonnet.
Boston Budget.
| Clara Bobby's big sister)-"I
heard father calling you little while
ago, Bobby" Bobby-"Did he say
Robert or Bobby" Clara-"He said
Robert" Bobby with serious look
in his eyes)-"Then I guess that had
better see what he wants. ."-Harper's
Bdzdr.
An Englishman came to New York
and put up sign Established 1904.
and rather prided himself upon the an.
,iouity of his establishments The next
day his Yankee rival across the way
burlesqued his sign in this way: 'Es
tablished yesterday. No old goods or
hand"
--"Ycs, we had quite a collation.
pretty good, too, most of it; but there
was one dish that | couldn't make ou
what it was. 1t looked like Roman %
ment, ready mixed for building pur
poses, and it tasted like slate-penci
dust" "Oh. that was chocolate ict
cream"
, -Architect-"Have you any specia
, features you want incorporated In tht
designs Of your mansionp' Mr.. Money
! bags-"H'm! not perticklsr. Only
, must have the two halls that hear q
/ much about nowadays" Architsot
|, (inquiringly)-"The two hallsr" NJ.
| Monsybass--"Yss, the long hall an1
short hall dcushsrkucw w"-6srRS
nassfs a.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
ABOUT GRAPHITE.



The name plumbago, usually applied
to graphite, is incorrect, as it contains
no lead, but is in composition similar
to anthracite coal, containing usually
from ninety to ninety-tive per cent. of
pure carbon. 1t occurs in masses or
layers, in granite, gneisS, mica, schist
and crystalline limestone, and some
times in greensboro. 1t is regarded as
the result of alteration of the coal
formation by heat. and can also be OBJ
tained as an artificial product in the
manufacture of gas from coal 1t is
found near Amity, n. Y, and also at
Ticonderoga and at Rosie, in the same
State. The localities Of North Brook
field, Brimfeld and Hinsdalc, Mass,
and Brandon, VT, also furnish the
mineral, and there is more than one
valuable deposit near Attlcboro, Pa.
There is also n mine near Glenville,
Conn, and one at st. John, n. b. The
mine at Burrowdale, in Cumberland,
England, has been known since the
time of Queen Elizabeth, and probably
furnished the first lead-pencils ever
made. 1t was in mountain, and the
graphite was found in pieces about the
size of a mans fist, imbcdded in trap
rock. The mine became so valuable
as to be an object of plunder. The
graphite was of so pure a quality that
it needed no preparation, but was
sawed up in its natural state for pen
ellis. This mine became quite exhaust
ed, and has not been worked for many
years. Graphite has also been found
in Germany, France, Austria and in
enormous masses in the northeast par
of Siberia. Graphite has number o.
uses. Besides its important use in tn,
manufacture of lead pencils it is uset
for making cruciblcs. and as lining'
for small furnaces, as an ingredient il
lubricating compounds for machinery
also for polishing purposes, and in th'
work OF electrotyplnS. uraphite Il
seldom found in so pure condition a
to be used without previous prepara
ton. 1t is, therefore, finely pulverized
and again formed into solid blocks b,
the application of great pressure
Great difficulty was experienced at iirs
in consolidating the particles withou
using some adhesive material, but a
English inventor at last devised pla
for thoroughly exhausting the air fror
the substance, after which it was mad
by pressure as solid as natural bloc
from the mine. This is then save
into fine plates, the plates cut into thi
sticks, and these encased in wood t
keep them from breaking in use.-
| Ub;,opo T,,fsr Drs1,l
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30

BRUSSELS, July 2t-CoIonel Rcnard and
Mr.. Northom have invented portable tel
cphono whercwith tolephoning is made
easy on open ground from any where to
any where ~ means of copper wire
worked by a small but astonishingly pow
erful generator of electricity, In war.
fare soldiers could carry the wire,
and would be able to cOmmuni-
cate with others by simply throw
ing the wire on the soil and roll
ing it around sword fixed in the ground
to form circuit and then speaking
through small box. The said telephone
also acts as telegraph, and can be used
as a substitute wherever telegraph wires
arc cut Experiments made between
Brussels and Antwerp show the traps-
mission to be so perfect that sound can be
heard even at several yards from the re-
aoiy-ap
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
A Vail of Great Value.

The church of Mcixotl, Mexico, con-
tains a remarkable vail of great value
For nearly three centuries Spaniards
were in the habit of vowing Il jewel to
She vail of Our Lady of Mexico If they
returned safely from a voyage to Spain'
until in Maximilian's time the vail was
beieweled to the value of about t4O,-
900. Three German adventurcrs, after
Maximilian's failure, determined to
carry away this vail as booty They
made their plan with great care and
caution and secured the vail, but in
some way they were discovered, and a
party of pursucrs overlook them in a
narrow pass, where two of them were
killed, the third escaping under cover
of darkness, leaving behind him, how
ever, the precious vail, which was re-
gained and restored to the altar where
it is more vigilantly guarded than ever
-TUo Republics.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
Tornado Torn,

CHEBoYGAN, Mich, July 22,-landlool-
ers in from the woods to-day report tor
nado passing through the southern parts
Of this county, in the vicinity of the Rainy
river district and the Township of Allis,
Presque Isle County, doing immense dam
age to standing pine. On one forty-acre
tract not a tree was left standing. The
roads in all directions are completely
blocked by falling trees and timber. The
party returned leading their horses. Their
wagons could not be eXtrlcatcd, and were
left behind
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
Trouble Feared at MOrchead.

FRANkFoRT, KY, July 25,-Hon. a. T,
Young, jr., and his friend the Postmaster
of Morehcad were here to-day for the pur-
pose OF trying to get the Governor to send
troops to Morehoad during the sitting of
the Rowan County Court, which convenes
on the End of August Allie and VIII
Young, sons of z, T. Young, jr., are to be
tried during the ensuing term for being
accessory to the murder of the two Logan
boys, few weeks before the Tolivers
were killed, and Mr.. Young is afraid his
boys will be foully dealt with, should
they be sent there for trial without pro-
lection from the State
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-07-30
SCENTED EXTRACTS.
HSw the Fragrant Handkerchief PerfumoS
of Commerce Are Produced.

VI tohhHitTct Are ITOuuCtu.
Pomades are the commercial vehicle
for absorbing and transporting the
perfumes of the jonquil. tuberose, jas
mine and few other species of flow
ers. A square frame, or chassis of
white wood, and about twenty inches
by thirty inches in size, is set with
pane of strong plate glass On each
side of the glass is spread thin, even
layer of grease, which has been purified
and refined Thus prepared, the
frames are piled up in ranks six or
seven feet high, to await the season Of
each special flower. When the BIOS
SONS arrive, the petals are picked from
the stem-the pistils and stamens be-
ing discarded-and laid so as to cover
the grease in each frame. These being
again piled 50 as to rest upon their
wooden edges, which fit closely to-
gether, there is formed a series of tight
chambers, the floors and ceilings of
which are of grease, exposed to the per-
fume of the flower leaves within. The
grease absorbs the perfume, the spent
flowers are removed daily, and fresh
ones supplied, and this process goes on
from two to four or five months, ac-
cording to the desired strength of the
pomade, which, when sufficiently
charged with perfume, is taken from
the glass with wide thin spatula, and
| packed in tin cans for export. BY
| these methods the delicate odors o
flowers are extracted and rc
tanned for transport to distan
markets, where, being treated
with alcohol, they yield thci
perfume to that stronger vehicle, anc
produce the floral waters and extract
of commerce, Coarser pomades ar
made by boiling the flowers in tn
grease and subjecting the residue t
pressure. The spent pomades are use
for toilet purposes and the manufaC
ture of fine soaps. The process OF pre-
pairing perfumed oils involves the sam
principle, except that, instead of soil
grease, superline olive oil is usec
With this oil, pieces Of coarse cotto
fabric are saturated, which are the
spread upon wire netting stretched
wooden frames about three feet |
four feet in size. The flowers al
spread upon the saturated cloths, an
the frames piled one above the othc
so that the perfume of the flowers
absorbed as in the previous process
Essences and "hower waters" are pr
) duccd by ordinary distillation,
. which the flowers are boiled wi
l, water in large alcmbics. The vap'
carries off the perfume, and is co
denscd in adjoining copper tanks, Ill
ordinary spirits, Some of the rotor
, used for this purpose are of sufllcie
size to receive at once half ton
+ fresh flowers with the requisite wat
: for their distillation. When "how
waters" are to be produced alcohol
,, used in the distiling tank to recei
the perfumes, By skillful combin
tions of the perfumes Of diilcre
/ flowers, sometimes with the additiC
a of chemicals, large variety of han
) kerchef extracts, such as "Patchouli
"Jockey Club - "West End" etc, Il
produced. Chambers JOmRaI.